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Recent Examples of unmerited
Now, half a century ago, Congress realized that Social Security benefit windfalls for public sector employees were costly, unnecessary and unmerited.
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Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
The good nap alights upon you like the grace of God: weightless, unmerited, spirit-altering.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2020
JoJo is reminiscent of the donkey-saint in Robert Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar, a symbol of innocence, of unmerited suffering.
—Casey Gerald, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2020
Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
The good nap alights upon you like the grace of God: weightless, unmerited, spirit-altering.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2020
JoJo is reminiscent of the donkey-saint in Robert Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar, a symbol of innocence, of unmerited suffering.
—Casey Gerald, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmerited
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The truth is that neither side generated much of anything five-on-five in the contest, and Vancouver’s 4-1 lead was somewhat undeserved given the run of play.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Oh, Canada is the latest case of Schrader’s undeserved esteem.Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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For any governor to face a recall based on the omnipresent challenges of managing such a large-scale disaster seems unfair.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Block has agreed to pay up to $120 million to consumers harmed by fraudulent transactions and unfair business practices detailed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a consent order filed on Thursday.Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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But by finalizing the regulations now, the CFPB effectively dared the incoming Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress to undue rules that are broadly popular and could help millions of people who are burdened by medical debt.Noam Levey, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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President Trump is right to review each January 6 case carefully, but those who were punished in violation of due process or with undue harshness deserve full and immediate pardons.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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In March 2023, Seven Talents sued Neugebauer alleging fraud on the $11 MM of startup capital plus breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, exemplary damages and self-dealing to run the business into the ground and steal the assets.Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The allure of her newfound status and authority becomes a troublesome prism through which to view an unjust world.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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But government lawyers argued in a filing at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the restriction on the portion of the report about election interference charges was unnecessary and unjustified.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shares of Apple advanced 30% in 2024, but Moffett believes that this rally higher has been largely unjustified.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hayden further argued that with Peterson now serving a 10-year prison sentence in California, the order was unwarranted.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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But some of the hype, including some of the pricing, is unwarranted.Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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